Mughal
and Early Modern Metalware from South Asia at LACMA: An Online Scholarly
Catalogue is an
in-depth study of select masterworks in LACMA’s distinguished collection of
South Asian metalware. Principally consisting of ceremonial, court, and luxury decorative
art objects dating from the 17th-19th centuries, thirteen primary objects are
catalogued in extended entries providing detailed object descriptions, vessel
morphology, cross-cultural and cross-media sources of possible direct or
indirect artistic inspiration, stylistic analyses of affiliated works with
numerous comparative illustrations, design symbolism, and considerations of
chronology and formal development. An overview introduces the full range of
LACMA’s South Asian decorative art holdings and a comprehensive bibliography serves
as a primary reference resource.
Stephen Markel
Senior Research
Curator
South and
Southeast Asian Art
